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13-year-old gets new liver and pancreas at Schneider Children’s Medical Center; researchers at Ben Gurion University create tiny robots that could soon become part of medical procedures; Snow on Mt. Hermon was good news for young cancer patients; and much more!

by Michael Ordman

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Rare pediatric double organ transplant

13-year-old Hila Amram received a new liver and pancreas at Petah Tikva’s Schneider Children’s Medical Center. The double transplant saved her life and freed her from insulin dependence. The op was even more complex due to the donor’s internal organs being reversed – a rare anomaly.http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/261176

Bio-inspired robots

Researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have created tiny robots that could soon become part of medical procedures.

Snow on Mt Hermon – good news for cancer patients

During the winter, Israeli charity Ezer Mizion often takes oncology clinic kids on a trip to Mt. Hermon. And if their blood count results are anything to go by, the benefits to the children last long after they return from the “sledging, tobogganing and fun, fun, fun!”http://www.ezermizion.org/blog/rx-fun-on-mt-hermon/